Trucking Industry Safety News

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Transportation businesses face a host of dynamic risk issues that can significantly impact their financial and operational health. The news in this category focuses on the latest safety and security initiatives, resources and regulations and addresses topics that include fleet safety, claims administration, driver hiring and retention, risk management and compliance.

Government, Business, Safety

Norfolk Southern Gives All Workers Sick Time

OMAHA, Neb. — Norfolk Southern became the first major North American freight railroad with deals to provide paid sick time to all of its workers June 5, but other railroads are making progress.

June 6, 2023
Business, Safety, Fuel

New York Thruway Plazas Revamped With Truck Drivers in Mind

Trying to make life on the road easier for truckers is part of the New York State Thruway Authority’s ongoing $450 million project to modernize its aging 27 service areas through 2025.

June 5, 2023
Business, Equipment, Safety, Top 100

Trucking Charity Donates to Urban Disaster Response Team

The Trucking Cares Foundation donated $25,000 to Virginia Task Force 1, a leading disaster response team, American Trucking Associations’ charitable arm said June 2.

June 5, 2023
Business, Safety

ATRI Assesses Impact of Marijuana Use on Trucking

More than 100,000 truck drivers have been removed from the industry in the past three years due to positive marijuana tests, and most have not returned, an ATRI study shows.

June 5, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Dozens of Dangerous Rail Crossings Will Be Eliminated

The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded more than $570 million in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program funding to 32 states to improve safety.

June 5, 2023
Business, Safety

2023 State Championships

Images from 2023 state truck driving championships across the county as truck drivers qualify for the 2023 National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships in Columbus, Ohio.

June 2, 2023
Business, Safety

Supreme Court Rules Against Truck Drivers Who Walked Off Job

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled June 1 against striking Teamsters drivers who walked off the job with their trucks full of wet concrete in a 2017 Washington state case.

June 1, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

NHTSA’s Advisory Panel on Underride Protection Raises Topics

A committee launched by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to study side underride protection during its inaugural meeting raised a variety of topic areas to address.

June 1, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

NHTSA Turns Up Pressure on Air Bag Inflator Company

DETROIT — The U.S. government is turning up the pressure on ARC Automotive to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators.

June 1, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Jaguar Recalls I-Pace EVs Due to Fire Risk in Batteries

DETROIT — Jaguar is recalling more than 6,000 I-Pace electric SUVs in the U.S. due to the risk of the high-voltage battery catching fire, and it’s telling owners to park them outdoors.

June 1, 2023